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Webcast Alert! Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.2 Beta

Hi Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) fans! Are you curious what MAP Toolkit 3.2 Beta looks like? Come join the webcast on October 10 and you will get a sneak peek. We have only 50 lines open so first come first serve! Date and Time: October Read More...

Posted Monday, September 29, 2008 11:59 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Application Virtualization, Beta Announcements, Beta Program, Green IT, IT Professionals, MAP, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Online Services, PC Security, SQL, SQL Server 2008, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows, Windows Vista, webcasts, Hyper-V, webcast, security

Virtualization TechCenter Going Global!

Remember you first heard about Virtualization technologies and found yourself wandering around the web endlessly to find out all there was to know about the Microsoft virtualization products? Well, we got good news here! We now have expanded the Virtualization Read More...

Posted Friday, September 26, 2008 10:21 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, Application Virtualization, IT Professionals, MAP, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V

[RTM Alert] Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for App-V 4.5 Now Available!

Hello, The Virtualization Solution Accelerators family now has a new member! Today, we are pleased to announce the release of the Infrastructure Planning and Design (IPD) Guide for App-V 4.5 . This guide provides you with key information to bring your Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 16, 2008 8:30 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, IPD Guides, IT Professionals, MAP, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, OVMST, RTM, RTM Announcements, SoftGrid, Solution Accelerators, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows, Windows Vista, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, Hyper-V, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides

Microsoft Launching Hyper-V, App-V and SCVMM to the World (Part 2 - Hyper-V Case Studies)

Want to see how companies can reap tangible benefits of Hyper-V virtualization? Check out how these 2 latest case studies from Atlantic Journal-Constitution and Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and see how you can benefit from a more agile and cost-effective Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 11, 2008 3:14 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft, case studies, case study, customer evidence, Green IT, IT Professionals, MAP, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V

Microsoft Launching Hyper-V, App-V and SCVMM to the World (Part 1)

On September 8, 2008, over 1,000 Microsoft customers attended the Virtualization launch of Microsoft virtualization products including Windows Server 2008 Hyper-V, Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V), Windows Server 2008 Terminal Services, and Read More...

Posted Tuesday, September 09, 2008 6:17 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Microsoft, Application Virtualization, Desktop Virtualization, Green IT, Hardware Assessment, IPD Guides, IT Professionals, MAP, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, OVMST, Server Virtualization, SoftGrid, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows, Sustainability, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, Linux, Hyper-V, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides, Virtual PC

Special Edition of TechNet Magazine on VIRTUALIZATION

Hi, The TechNet Magazine team has released the October special edition on Virtualization technologies. These articles are very good reads especially if you are just starting to consider or plan to build out a virtualized infrastructure - whether it is Read More...

Posted Thursday, September 04, 2008 8:54 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, Application Virtualization, IT Professionals, MAP, MAP Toolkit, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, SoftGrid, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, TechNet Magazine, TechNet Magazine articles, virtualisation, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V

Join the Microsoft Virtualization Global Launch Event and Speak to the Virtualization Experts!

Hi, If you haven't heard about the Microsoft Virtualization Global Launch Event , it's not too late. Check out this Virtualization Launch Registration link and sign up today. This event is scheduled for September 8, 2008 in Bellevue, Washington (near Read More...

Posted Friday, August 22, 2008 8:56 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Microsoft, Green IT, IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Partners, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Terminal Services, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Offline Virtual Machine Servicing Tool, Hyper-V

Meet the Team Series - Part 1 (Fergus Stewart from the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Team)

Not too long ago, I caught up with Fergus Stewart, Sr. Program Manager from the Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides Team, and talked about his IT background and his latest project called Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for SCVMM 2008 (System Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 11:10 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Application Virtualization, IPD Guides, IT Professionals, Microsoft Application Virtualization, SoftGrid, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V, Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides

NEWS! Microsoft Support Policies and Recommendations for Exchange Servers in Hardware Virtualization Environments

This topic provides the Microsoft support policies for running currently supported versions of Microsoft Exchange Server in production in a hardware virtualization environment. This topic also provides recommendations for running Exchange Server in production Read More...

Posted Wednesday, August 20, 2008 3:53 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Exchange Server, IT Professionals, Server Virtualization, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Hyper-V, Exchange, Virtual PC

[VIDEO] Live from Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 - Launch of Three New Virtualization Solution Accelerators

Hi, Reporting live from the Worldwide Partner Conference 2008 (Houston, Texas) - I am pleased to announce the launch of 3 brand new Virtualization Solution Accelerators from Microsoft. Solution Accelerators are free tools and technical guidance that are Read More...

Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 7:34 AM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Partners, PC Security, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, spyware, SQL, SQL 2000, SQL 2005, SQL 2008, SQL Server, SQL Server 2000, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2008, video, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, WVHA, virus, Hyper-V, Anti-Spyware, Anti-Virus, security

[VIDEO] Tech Ed Interview - Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1

A few weeks ago at TechEd North America, Kevin Remde, IT Pro Evangelist from Microsoft, got together with the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit team (Jay Sauls and myself) to discuss the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 program and Read More...

Posted Friday, July 04, 2008 8:24 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, demo, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, video, video demo, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, WVHA, Hyper-V

[RTM Alert] Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 Now Available!

The wait is over! The much-anticipated Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 (MAP) has now been released to the web. Formerly known as Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, this new release is now packed with many new features such as: Hyper-V virtualization Read More...

Posted Monday, June 30, 2008 5:13 AM by mapblog | 7 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Application Virtualization, Green IT, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Partners, RTM, RTM Announcements, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Management, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, WVHA, Hyper-V

[VIDEO] Announcing Infrastructure Planning and Design Guide for SCVMM 2008!

Are you thinking about virtualizing your datacenter but don't know where to start when it comes to infrastructure design? The Infrastructure Planning and Design Guides (IPD) are designed to make the IT guidance easily consumable. Each guide will walk Read More...

Posted Saturday, June 28, 2008 2:40 AM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, demo, IT Professionals, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, System Center Virtual Machine Manager, video, video demo, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Hyper-V

The MAP Toolkit 3.1 is coming soon!

Hi all, Our team is in the final stretch to release the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit 3.1 (MAP). Thanks to all of your feedback from the past years, we have incorporated many net new features including: Hyper-V Server Consolidation Assessment Read More...

Posted Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:48 PM by mapblog | 1 Comments

Filed under: Windows Server 2008, Application Virtualization, Desktop Deployment, Hardware Assessment, IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft Application Virtualization, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Microsoft Partners, Presentation Virtualization, Server Deployment, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Windows Vista Readiness Assessment, Hyper-V

See us at TechEd 2008 this week!

This week, our team is presenting the upcoming features for the Microsoft Assessment and Planning Toolkit (MAP) 3.1 at TechEd in Orlando, Florida. Hope to see you there! You should expect the MAP 3.1 beta download to be available this week as well. Baldwi Read More...

Posted Tuesday, June 10, 2008 7:17 PM by mapblog | 0 Comments

Filed under: IT Professionals, MAP, Microsoft Assessment and Planning, Server Virtualization, Solution Accelerators, Virtual Server 2005 R2, Virtualization, Virtualization Solution Accelerators, Windows Vista, Windows Vista Hardware Assessment, Hyper-V